After visiting and examining the PBS Web site, I was able to conclude that it is an extremely successful entertainment and educational site. The Web site has won many substantial awards, including the prestigious "Webbie Award" in 1998 and 1999. According to a recent survey, fifty-six percent of users at the PBS Web site are male and sixty percent are between the ages of eighteen and forty-four. Forty-four percent of the Web site users have children and fifty-seven percent make online purchases.
ushistory.org 10 February 2014 http://www.ushistory.org/us/27b.asp Boston, N., Hallam, J., The Slave Experience: Freedom & Emancipation pbs.org 10 February 2014 http://www.pbs.org/wnet/slavery/experience/freedom/history2.html Enslavement & The Underground Railroad (1400s-1863) pbs.org 10 February 2014 http://www.pbs.org/wnet/slavery/experience/freedom/history2.html
Encyclopedia of World Biography. Detroit: Gale, 1998. Biography in Context. Web. 14 Apr. 2014. " The Modern Dancers." University of Pittsburgh. http://www.pitt.edu/~gillis/dance/martha.html (accessed March 30, 2014). PBS. "." PBS. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/martha-graham/about-the-dancer/497/ (accessed March 28, 2014).
In life there are many people, things, or places that we experience that have influenced our lives so unique and powerful there unlike any other. Some women experience such alteration with the birth of a new baby. While for another person this life alteration may be making partner at a law firm. Though everyone experiences life on a different level one thing is for certain, not everything in life is a good experience. Everything in life is balanced, and with every joy comes some form of heartache
Eugene Curran Kelly, more commonly known as Gene Kelly, was born August 23, 1912 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was known for acting, dancing, singing, and his choreography. As a child, Gene Kelly played semiprofessional ice hockey, football, baseball, and was involved with gymnastics. He was into anything athletic thanks to his father, who was a huge sports fan and a traveling salesman. Gene Kelly’s major influence was his mother, who only wanted her children to understand and love the arts. She
In 1917, a man by the name of Charles T. Schenck was arrested for violating the Espionage Act. The Espionage Act makes it illegal to, during wartime, “willfully make or convey false reports or false statements with intent to interfere with the operation or success of the military or naval forces of the United States or to promote the success of its enemies [or] willfully cause or attempt to cause insubordination, disloyalty, mutiny, or refusal of duty, in the military or naval forces of the United
By 1860, nearly 3,950,528 slaves resided in the United States (1860 census). Contrary to popular belief, not all slaves worked in hot and humid fields. Some slaves worked as skilled laborers in cities or towns. The slaves belonged to different social or slave classes depending on their location. The treatment of the slaves was also a variable that changed greatly, depending on the following locations: city, town or rural. Although all slaves were products of racial views, their living conditions
Monkeys and humans have been compared for years, “we have all heard the expression monkey see, monkey do. But should the saying really go monkey hear, monkey do?” (Sakrison) Recent studies are finding that the language abilities of some monkeys are more sophisticated than we ever thought possible (Sakrison). Monkeys often always live together in social groups. And each member contribute by helping to defend their food sources, watch for predators, and even raise each other’s young. Is it impossible
‘It is more important to discover new ways of thinking about what is already known than to discover new data or facts’. To what extent would you agree with this claim? Albert Einstein said, “We shall require a substantially new manner of thinking if mankind is to survive.” This new manner of thinking should be based on pre-existing knowledge. This pre-existing knowledge is necessary because it is the catalyst that pushes the human race forward, making us want to discover more. Trying to discover
Before 1820 abortion was legal and practiced, despite the fact that it was a dangerous procedure and more often than not resulted in the death of the mother. it wasn't until after 1821 that abortion started to become regulated and laws were set in place (lewis 2011). in 1879 the first law to be set up was in Connecticut, it was targeted towards merchants that sold poisons to cause miscarriages and drugs to prevent pregnancy and banned the use of the products. By the late 1800s even though abortion
Emily Neff Mr. Parrott World History 3 March 2014 1. Slavery created a new cultural identity for African Americans. They did not give up their identities as Africans, rather they expressed their cultural heritage in extraordinary ways to a world that oppressed and enslaved them. 2. In the absence of freedom, the slaves were able to reach beyond the confines of their masters and create a vibrant social and cultural life. 3. Americans, especially African Americans believed that The Declaration
The story of the hearing aid depicts one of the most ridiculous timelines of technological advancements in all of history. Although we modernly think of a “hearing aid” as a small device which is inserted into the ear canal, the reality is that a hearing aid is “an apparatus that amplifies sound and compensates for impaired hearing.” Thus, I invite you to expand your mind, and draw your attention to the intriguing, and absolutely absurd, timeline of the hearing aid. The most common model of
Rehnquist's seat as an associate justice was filled by newly appointed Antonin Scalia. Works Cited McBride, Alex. “Barron v. Baltimore (1833)”. December 2006. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/supremecourt/antebellum/landmark_barron.html McBride, Alex. “McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)”. December 2006. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/supremecourt/antebellum/landmark_mcculloch.html Edwards III, C. George, Martin P. Wattenberg, Robert L. Linberry. “Government in America: People, Politics, and Policy”. Textbook.
2015. AFRICA - Explore the Regions - Sahel. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/africa/explore/sahel/sahel_vegetation_lo.html. [Accessed 11 August 2015]. Africa: Physical Geography - National Geographic Education. 2015. Africa: Physical Geography - National Geographic Education. [ONLINE] Available at: http://education.nationalgeographic
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by the pseudonym Mark Twain, has been central to American literature for over a century. His seemingly effortless diction accurately exemplified America’s southern culture. From his early experiences in journalism to his most famous fictional works, Twain has remained relevant to American writing as well as pop culture. His iconic works are timeless and have given inspiration the youth of America for decades. He distanced himself from formal writing and
Hans Landa, who can be seen more of a cunning opportunist. Tarantino suggests that “…everything he does is some version of an interrogation, and every piece of an interrogation is a… mind game.” (Quentin Tarantino Inglourious Basterds, Charlie Rose. WNET. 2009) This character is smart and uses that to his advantage. Once Landa recognises the Nazi army are likely to not prevail, he surrenders to the American army and switches sides for the exchange of information. It is clear that he never truly shared
Library of Congress, (2013). Women's Rights, Susan B. Anthony. Retrieved from www.nps.gov/wori/historyculture/susn-b-anthony.htm McBride, A. (2007) Brown v. Board of Education. Landmark Cases. Expanding Civil Rights. Retrieved for www.pbs.org./wnet/supremecourt/rights/landmark_brown.html Civil Rights Act (1964) Civil rights Act. Retrieve from www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=97 National Archives (2013) America's historical documents. Retrieved from www. archives.gov/historical-docs/document
The Legal Case of Brown v. Board of Education Foundations of Special Education Professor Myers Shelby T. Williams Arkansas Tech University October 4, 2017 The Legal Case of Brown v. Board of Education When it comes to legal cases and the school systems, the possibilities are endless and the lawsuits can be often. This case is the case that put everything into motion, it was very important to our school systems and the way education was shaped to what it is today. Background Information
The Supreme Court is essential to the United States government, even more so, the judicial branch. The Supreme Court aids in protecting the Constitution of the United States, and as a result, protects the American people’s liberties. From 1789 to now, United States Presidents have appointed the Justices of the Supreme Court. Since 1869, there have been only nine Justices; one Chief Justice, and eight Associate Justices, all which have the responsibility of reviewing and discussing the cases appealed
viewed dance on the stage and in the film industry during his life. “Visionary, intense, and unbelievably driven, Fosse was an artist whose work was always provocative, entertaining, and quite unlike anything ever before seen.” dancehttp://www.pbs.org/wnet/broadway/stars/bob-fosse/ Likely due to his own personal struggles his work often swayed between humour and cynicism, nevertheless reaching out to all audiences due to the vast range of human emotions involved and delivering a spectacle which was